Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1880, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY; JULY 18, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. Ir SUMMER DAYS. And Some of the Coolest Places in Which to Spend Them. Chicago the Great Base of Op-/ erations for Summer i Tourists, And the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway as an Ontlet. A Few Lovely Resorts in Wis- | consin Described. “Waukesha and Oconomowoc, and the Region Round About. The Dells of the Wisconsin River, and How to Get There. ! Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, H Ocoxosower, July 16.—Chicago contains apopulation of over half a million people. Jristhe fourth largest city on the North i ‘American Continent, and, counting New York and Brooklyn one aggregation of ; population, Chicago is now the third in size according to the census just taken, What it isto-day isonly the half unfulfilled promise ; ofwhatit is to be. The prodigious gain ! made during the last decade strikes the pul- | lic like a brilliant prophecy of the gigantic | strides the city is certain yet to makein | wealth, influence, and population. Chi- | cago is to be the mightiest inland city of the world, and the yueen_of the greatest chain of Jakes on earth, The most jonary man ; among her citizens cannot outline her future progress or set the bounds of her commercial Thus far her people have been | i i ing and selling, and in rebulding after the most disastrous contlagration of modern facturing, in transportation, in opening new avenues of trafic, and in the exchange of commodities and products, Thus far Chicago has been alunost wholly absorbed in the work of laying the foundation of her greatness, while she has neglected to sume extent the esthetic, the purely ornamental, and that part of her life that is related to the ideal and the pleasurable. Her pleasures have been connected with money-getting and money-saving until sordidness has taken the place of many- sidedness, and the desire for gain has almust rooted out of the soil the desire for rest and the appreciation of rational enjoyment. But Lis THE ERA OF THE NEW CENSUS, marking her magnificent proportions at 500,- 000, Chicago is to turn over a new leaf. She will not stop in the great race after material prosperity, nor allow any ambitious neigh- bor, new or old, to outstrip her; but she will begin to realize that people do not live by bread alone, that there is more in heaven and on earth, especially on the latter, than is dreamed of by the philosophers who meet daily on “Change or as semble at the Stock-Yard: in short, that men, women, and children must have rest and recreation either at home or abroad. American life, and especially { tab: fablishments, the Water-Works, etc., ete. You are still within eighty-five miles of Chi- qigo, andcan go to Sake Superior via the Northwestern, which runs to Marquette, or ¥ sin Central will earry you through 400 miles of fresh landscape to Ashland, if your lime and inelination will adinit; or you can turn your face towards the setting sun, having only cight or ten days to spare. WAUKESHA. Twenty miles west from Milwaukee Jies the fourishin ee of Waukesha, which is the shire to of the county of that name, and which is the centre of many rural attractions, vy be made the base of future operati No other county in the United States, East or West, contains as many fine lak Waukesha County; and no one Jacking the embelli: nt of a fine river or imposing mount cenery can compete with Waukesha in beauty and variety of Jandscape, and all the elements of f nd. pleasure. ‘The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway constructed two of its principal Jines along the banks of the Jargest and finest of these sparkling sheets of water, so that the dwellers on their beautiful banks are almost hourly within reach of Mil- waukee, and thus within touch of the great centres of trade and merce. ‘The princi- points to be taken in are Pewaukee, ide, Hartland, hota, Delatield, oc; and you can do them in the order named as you pass out along the railroad. or s your own con- venience and inclination found _ excellent fine hor: harming driv of fishing, and the most desirable company. If the tourist happens to be a total stranger, it will be well for him to visit all of them, and then make his selection ‘of headquarters to suit his own tastes. People’s notions of comfort in the country ditter widely, what is one man’s meat is another's poison in the matter of taking a stummer vacation as much as in any other amuseny wants nothing but the privil class hotel or boarding-hou: anothe: chooses to camp out, another seeks the plain and wholesome fare of the country farm-house, and yet others are un- happy if. they are not surrounded. by brizit and cheerful companions. The man or woman is indeed. -hird -to.please if he or she cannot isty hiuselfor herself at ‘some e delightful summer resorts DS UF-SOUTIERN PEOPLE. 1 for health and ple: ing their wives and children, com ing the season i ing late, until © ike their southern flight. A rtiele could be written upon vr beauties ch ot these de- ti he prest ather than to de et of some lucal repu- iv verse how he and his di ni tation has told in r friends spent the t One day v Froin fur-sp From city’s nois ‘Fo tind some cool and calm Where lazy thought might re And ease erse the labor sta Of overwork; where loss and gs: Could find no ear for th Nor mar enjoyment with their taint; Some place tent echos lny All undisturbed by shrieking neigh Of iron horse upon its wa: And where the swift electric fire Cannot a vn the de: To know the sets of busy men, Who dradge and toil with bund and pe: gut where the sports of streant and field Their healthful pleasures freely 3 Bring back to weary eves the sleep ‘That Childhood knew, but cculd not keep. How passed the days remembrance telis— Sweet as the sound of i The song of bird The a ip Miho ne‘er had pulled stic’s O10 boat ber uugh and witt, up the bay vandal ‘Western American life, needs embellisi- ment and rounding out bya little more leisure, amusement, and the benefit that ; 7 ly buast of posses comes of travel. We ju: i in the world; of ing the grandest country aud varied secnery ; of its exhanst- ourees in all that ds gain and , sure, and yet thousands of men and ! tnnually flock to Europe before they | have ever stood under th <prty of Niagara | or louked upon the indescribable by the Yosemite Valley. Thousands of tired | people goto the seashore ¢ year fura ! change and for rest when they could easily find both nearer home, and at one-tenth of the outlay. Thousands of other silly people ; go because itis the fashion to that have become historical, and not fur th Teason that they yield a measure of enjoy ment equal to the time, trouble, and expense that is involved in resching Long Branch, Saratoga, or Newport. We of the magniticent and ever-developing West must appreciate and teach others to appreciate the generous gifts that Nature has so lavishly bestiwed ‘upon thi i inheritance of ours, It we it the far-famed lakes of Switzer- land, or sail up and down the Rhine, let u: not neglect. the beautiful sheets of water that embellish the land: e in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and not forget that the Upper Mississippi and the Yellowstone afford the summer tourist much of the pleasure that comes from a tramp in foreign lands. CHICAGO AS A SUMMER RESORT, + Many people simile whenever they read an article on Chicago as a summer Tesort, or hear it spoken of seriously as a place where & person will find life endurable while the dog star rages and the sun DI through the summer solstice, They think of itas the test wheat market in the world, or as j ¢ place that butchers more head of cattle and hogs than any other town in the uni- ie % OF as the city that has outstripped all its contemporaries in the race for fame fa glen or as the place containing the best | otels in the clvilized Srorld or as supporting more places of amusement than can be found ey from the seaboard; but when told that t offers more solid comfort from the first day of June until the sun crosses the line in Sep- } ber, there is an incredulous sinile on their Epyilied which si “IT don’t see it? But e proof of the pudding is in the eating, and e pleasure of a summer residence in Chi- Sai is only appreciable by actual test. ie the intelligent reader sums up the conn forts that are to be derived from the un- dence ne Luana whieh a continous resi- ake Michigan affords, let us treat the great city merely’ as ee gs 4 THE BASE OF OPERATIONS for those who determine to make the sum- er one of ease and Icisure, or of that other Sion sueer class who slip out of the city ocea- itl 'y for a week’s enjoyment, and still are with the quick call of the telegraph, and i on iin a few hours’ ride of home by the venient Yailroad. For the purposes of ann article one line of road is taken as a ema that leads out of Chicago and pen- shade far into the picturesque wilds and Daker Broves of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and ire 0! and some of the ndted resorts along ay eee are brietly mentioned. Suppose a usivéss-man or overworked oflice-clerk his ea nes to take a week’s vacation from life res, to enjoy the freshness of country can bee Petuts of natural scenery, how i ler than to buy a ticket for himself and family over s CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAIL- war Before he starts we can Hale tor him how much he will enjoy Evy ere hhe will go to do it. oe e hours’ run over a road as megttlt as steel rails and first-class equip- finest can make the trip, Unrowzh ane of the aericultural regions of the West, the tary t arrives in Milwaukee, where he should fs Jong as ie chooses.” It is the princi may of Wisconsin, containing 115,000 in- topeth: ts, handsomely situated, and, taken al- inthe ‘fr is one of the-most. beautiful towns nited States. Jt has one of the finest harbors on Lake Michigan, and next to Chi- the g to Minneapolis > isthe largest primary wheat market in bee Uuited States. “It is famous for its lager quasi Which it manufactures immense bri ck, tha for export,—for its cream-colored. residgee’ Jaree muunber of its elegant private its inhatans and the thrift and enterpri: nverietauts. It hasall the accessories and include es of the most pretentious cities, water 14 daily newspapers, first-class hote: : Tam public pulldl gaara The wuerous parks and gardens. daigtaveler wil find Atihwaukee a most ie tenmeand restful place in hot weather, ren ral etre during the heated terms cing modiiied every twenty-four ¥ deliciously cool and refre ‘hing: The ni Ries the bosom of Lake Michigan. blank a) are few and far between when a cring te s not found tu be a comfortable cov- thi Sleep under, and it is no uncommon evenings j 2 fire in the grate during some The appe inthe months of July and Aipust. france of the city is that of an over- age, whose intiabitants are given | Wy Up to ji y pursui ij ie on aay PUPSUlts, and to religious med- beauties of | The it places | places : ‘2 An Or when the stars gre on their tr Ut gives them ull their benuty ba: <ind from the busem of We watch the course id into the G Where empties in the 1: To sit ben ughing brook— eof beech, ‘hin the reach y trout, cr cunning bus ie bait unneeded pass motion of the fin. ly we tried to take him in, Until with spear of tlashing steel We brousht him from bencuth the keel, Ea So lapsed the days. The nights—how rare, No pen but solden can declare. We lengthened out the eveninz hours For wider range of social pov Untill the glint of waning moon Shone on the waters all too soo ‘Then sleep and silence held their sway, ‘Till night was turned wgain to day. The Village of Waukesha has become a great resort in summer for invalids, who go there to be benefited by the medicinal waters of the famous ural springs that h given the place a world-wide uotoriety. this account it bids fair to beeome the Sara- toga of the West at no distant day, and there are probably three thousand people domiciled in the village at the present writing. It has good hotels for a place of its size, and CHICAGO ENTERPRISE and Chicago money have given the public as fine a hotel in the Fountain House an be found anywhere outside of the largest city, ‘There are also numerous private residences whose good housewives turn an honest penny by admitting visitors to their houses for the season, thus affording the sensitiv invalid the quiet and comfort of home with- out the expense and confusion of a public house. The advantages that many people have derived from the free use of these waters have been too well advertised to make anything but mere reference to them neces- sary in this connection, as this article is written for the bencfit of the well and not to allure the sick, But the invalid parent derives pleasure in taking his family to a Jocality Where its members can find recrea- tion and innocent amusement while he is ¢ gaged in the more serious and difficult bu: ness of aiding Nature in the slow processes of recuperation. Before leaving Waukesha County and i the tourist to other famous places in ‘isconsin, we quote a few passaxes from the letters of correspondents who have be- come enraptured with the beauties of the sorts that are uttracting so much attention, Some ot these descriptions are too tropical altogether for this Northern climate, and the matter-of-fact reader is cautioned in advance that he must liberally discount the adjective: and excessive hyperbole. One wri i Eastern journal says: Adrive to Nashotah Mission, the theological seminary of wide repute, whieh bas sprung from tho “ Mission” established for the conver- sion of the noble (?) red man, dominant in the: yours Lukes, in a heavi by lofty hills picturesque rivines. From kere different drives diverse. We pay a visit to Nemabbin Luk conn ted together, in the lower oné of which Sugar Iskuid sug- gests picnics. A number of are in the immediute ceuled among the abrupt bluffs and thickiy 4 timbered hills, the Jandscape being beautiful -throughout. Yonder rises Government. Hill, h we have been particul: imonizked to The drive there alone visit well worth ily wooded ject wal, aud on reaching st panoramn is opencd As far as the eye zh heavily which is our ¢ reach Tul beyond comparistn. We count twenty-six lakes, the two Nemabbins and Nagawicka con- While ty the north- ain of Inkes is presented to er, Okauchee, Oconomowoc, ‘s Lakes, and Lue La Belle, linked to- by Oconomowee River, Isolated lakes, and strexms are scen in every direetion. ‘The surface of the country is picturesque in the highest degree, the most vivid imagination be- ing unable’ to’ produce landseape of more Varied charms. Fields of golden grain, green meudows, pustures with herds of cattle and flocks of’ she ‘pire interspersed Detweent dense forests; lofty bluffs and strangely-shaped rocks rise here and there: the muy lakes of all shapes and sizes, glistening in the bright sun like so many diumonds in a crown of smarag- dine; the creeks and streams winding theff si very threads among the hills; the chureh-spires of Oconomowoc are seen in the distance. “Gifford’s”" is tho next resort on the “ Tour- ist’s Route.” ns the Chicazo, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway is_ appropriately called. : Gifford’s is cne of the most charting places in the North- west, enchantingly located on the banks of Oconomowoc Lake, but three minutes’ walk from Gittord tion. An extensive grove of Yorest trees, 100: acres of upland and lowland, hills and dies, lawns and meadows, and romantic rambles helong to the premises. while the maz- nificent scenery, in the centre of which it is The principal pot ftorare eal buints of interest to the vis- ‘ay View Jron-Works, the Na- “onal Suldiars’ Home, the great bréwing es- Jocated, with its many pleasant drives, excellent roads. wondertul springs. elevated location, and the facilities for al! kinds aquatic sport, fish- ing, billiards, rowing, bowling, etc., render it a perfect jem. Oconumowoe Lake is onc'of the Anost churming of the lakes of this regivn, and unexcelled a8 a fishing-eround. Covering U0 eres, its waters afford the finest sailing, and Visitors should not fuil to profit by the oppor- tunities at hand. The hotel is kept in x superior mianuer, and those who"have once spent some Weeks or months at this beautiful spot oced no urging to come again. : The distance to Oconomowoc ig only a mile and @ half, the guests ut the two points making frequent visits to cach other. One of the most e:urming sights is had from the lake every pleasuntevening, when the large veranda and the dancing pavilion are lighted with Chinese lanterns, etc. Music is furnished by the well- known Bach Band, of. Milwaukee. Jt is impos- sible to recommend any one special point of the great number one will visit on x trip to St. Paul, such us we are taking. They aro ull attractive, each having its peculiar charms, but it is safe to that none surpass Gitford’s, the centrality of its locution causing muny of the regular visitors to Waukesha County to select it as their plice of residence during their stay in this luke country, Nothing can surpuss the charming location of Oconomowoc, and the most glowing descripuons of it and its surroundings will ever tail to do it justice. Rural poets zo into eestasics over its beauties, giving evidence of the possibilities to which the unrestrained use of superlatives may be carried: the most ucrobatic feats in journal- ism ure chargeable to Oconomowoc. These the calm and disinterested reader will benignly smile upon as attributable to the rising tenden- cles of the thermoineter, but to those who have been bere and who understand the beauties of this delightful spot, these manifestations seem Jess extravagant, and they will readily excuse the perpetrator. There is so much here to inspire that weinvolunturily feel adesire to communicate our impressions, to render which, and to do justice to the subject, we find language inadequate. ‘The isthmus between Luc La Belle and Fowler's Lake will ever form the centre of xttraction for thousands of tour- ists, and happy thoy who can come here every "e2 Benutiful Lac LuBelie! Its pretty name Jends to expectations of rare beauties, but our imagination had not pictured sucha combination of loveliness and yrandcur. Countless suil and row bouts, with theirgay oceupauts, and numer- ous elegant. steam yachts plow the waters of this most favorit of lakes at all times, the air re- sounding with the merry voices of the happy oc- cupants. The beautifully-shaded islands barbor pienie parties, while the shore, gently rising from the water, adorned with pretty houses and fine grounds, with here and there a tent, lends a frame worthy of the picture. A beautifutdrive I Lake, another sheet of water, prized ‘by the quart in many ties, although it covers 1,60 acres. The is much to admire in the scenery ut this Inke, and- soon you will doubtless find a number ot commodious and excellent hi on its shoreato ineet the wants of tourists who come here for the excellent bass and muskallonye fishing. Numerous private residences are already erect- ed and many more projected. The unartistic eye will not see as much beauty in these localities, and the unimag- inative pen will not describe them as glow- inzly as this poetic correspondent has done, who, as George Alfred Townsend once sai about himself, “does not let the facts ex barrass him’; but, even with the liberal dis- count already suggested, there is quite enough left to satisfy, enthuse, and repay the sojourner and the searcher after rural deliglits. OFF FOR THE DELIS. But the most charming place to be found in Wisconsin, or the West, is the Dells of the Wisconsin River aboy Kilbourn miles from Chicago. Kilbourn cle litte village of ten or twelve hundre: itants, situate on the river where the St. Paul Road crosses the stream on one of Howe's splendid iron bridges at an elevation of 100 feet above the water. The Wiscon: largest stream in the State, rising near Lake Superior in the north, winding its circuitous route for 500 miles through dense forests of pits, and hardwood, and prairie, and de- bouching at last in the Mississippi at Pr: du Chien. Ten miles above Kilbourn City the riyer enters the blutfy, rocky territory of the Divide, and one of the highest points of Jand in the. State. Two descriptions of the in of the Dells are here quoted,—one by local poet and the other by a more sober, but not less romantic, historian. ‘The rea- der pays his money, and he takes his choice. ‘Thus the poet: How were all those wondrous objects formed among the pond'rous rocks? Some primeval grand upheaval shook the land with frequent shocks; Caverns ynwnedand fissures widened; tempests strident fliled the air, Madly urging foaming surges through the gorges opened there; With tree motion, toward the ocean roli.ng in impetdous course, Rushing, tumbling, crushing, crumbling rocks with their resistless for Pouring -on--in: ever- And the rouring. waters, broad’ning swells, Eddyiug, twirling, seething, whirling, formed the wild Wisconsin Dells. The true history is said to have been as follows: From its source in Lac Vieux Desert, a gem of a lake in the Kittakattakon country, in the northern part of the Stufe, the Wees-kor asthe Indian called the river, tiows u di: of 40 miles before it reaches the Dells. Its course hus been mostly through pine woods and low prairie lands, and has been’ tame and uninteresting. At this point, about 20 miles above its mouth, it encounters a hizh bluit country, which seis its waters buck into n broad stream, about bulf a mile in width. Through this rocky barrier, which nverages from ninety toubundred fect ‘in hight and is four miles in Jength, the river has for unknown uges been slowly cutting its way. Not rudely tearing down and annihilating ail before it, but lining its athway with curves and lines of beauty, while ere and therein some romantic niche it his chiseled from the living rock benutiful and gro- Tesque figures and faces. It seems asif the old ‘Wees-kon-san had brought all his art and ekill to his work among the Dells, as if to tuke off the reproach that he was incapable of producing anything wonderful or beautiful, and to give the world a glimpye of what he could do if his ad- vantages hud been equal to those of some other of his brother rivers. This unique spot has often been described by visitors, but any description of it must be necessarily tame and _spiritless, and can convey to the mind of the readerno adequate conception of its grandeur. and beauty. It takes the tourist two days’ steady work to see all the sights that are worthy of his attention, but if he has plenty of time he will tarry still longer. Ue willstop at the Finch House, where he is likely to get some of the fines! brook-trout he ever set eyes. on for his breakfast, and where all his wants will be looked after most attentively. * Here he will inake the acquaintance of cr » Bell, of the Dell Queen steamer, who will tell him all he wants to know about the “Old Wisconse” and its natural advantages. Bell is one of the characters of the place, and his neat little craft is well remembered Ay y thousands and tens of thousands of visitors. He is your friend, pilot, philosopher, and guide, He studies your comfort, never leaves you in the lurch, going or coming, is never disagreeable. UP. THE RIVER. The points of greatest interest are the Cold Water Cafion, Witches Guich, the Jaws of the Dells, the Navy-Yard, the Devil’s Elbow, Blackhawk Cave, and so on, many of them having names that suggest their mytho- logical origin. A Southern newspaper cor- respondent describes a trip up the rive We can never tire of this scenery, and onr contemplation of the terrible power of the ele- menis, which in their resistless force bave olded all these, wonders. Here we come to rgcon Kock,” 2 bold, projecting rock, de- riving its name from the sturgeon which, us tho legend has it, ere drew into n watery grave the urebin who bud succeeded in hooking bin from the rock,—and now Opens before us the wildest, andest part of the Dells. On the right is tho Navy-Yurd,” one of the most picturesque and | wonderful formations ever conceived by Nature or the artist's wildest imagination. For ull the world there seem to lie a row of ships, the prows pointing obliquely up the stream. The masts only ure lacking to muke the delusion perfect. but they aro absent, the Navy Department having overlooked this erand opportunity ‘for investment. How these rocks were formed, how ull the other rocks, caves, grottos, and sulches were formed js the wonder of every visitor, and we hear the ques- yn asked at every kand, the sae reply that the water tormed them being ever ready. ©... On the opposit side uf the Navy-Yardis “Eaton Grotto,” along, deep openi into the wall of rocks.” * Skylight asim ilar opening just at the head of io Navy-Yard, a most delightful ph for exploration with n small bont, and Gates’ Ravine” passed, and we now approach the “N: the river narrowing to a width of fifty-two feet, the water being 100 fect in depth, the river run- ning on edge, as it were. The water is plucid anacalm, but there are times when its force is moie than terrific—on one such occusion a bridge which formerly spanned the river at this point having been carried away. At the “Devil's Elbow” the river makes an :tlmost square turn, just at the entrauce to the Narrows, and the designation does not seem inuppropriate. Coldwater Cation las even « wilder, more ,| rugged, and picturesque appearance. ‘The path= way in some places crosses pools of water twenty feet deep, of a very refreshing coolness evenininidsummer. Atother points it winds beneath heavy masses of rock, shutting out the’ daylight and dripping with moisture. Much of the rock in this guich is covered with a delicate mossy tiim of the brightest green, contrasting vividly with the black, bare rock, tho glistening water dripping or running into the pools below. At the farthest end of the gulch the visitor enters a dark vault, almost an exact cube, through a very small Opening atthe upper end of which. 2 stream tiows in, spreading out over a broad, flat ledge and then a wide sheet of white spray. a way carefully over the rocks and the narrow swaik beside the brook of clear, culd water flow. ing through the chamber. we come to n flight of stairs lending over the falls. on reaching the top of which we pass through a narrow path, which bas not inappropriately been called the “Fat Man's Misery.” the cliffs coming so near together that corpulent persons can pass through wit! considerable dilticuly only. tee sere wie bring us to a second ludder, leading over ane other ciacade. Following on’ for several rods more through this remarkable fissure of rocks, we are again greeted by broad daylight. Wut- kin’s Glen, Franconia Notch, and the tany places cust which have commanded so much ae. tention and drawn s0 many thousands of visitors annually must concede superiority to the Delis. Nothing on the Coutinct, perhaps, can surpass or even rival thom in extent and’ srandeur of gcenery, with the only exception of the Yosemite Valley, which alono is on 4 larger scale, bat cer- tainly not more interesting. F HOMEWARD BOUND, The limits set for this article have tread: deen reached, and yet, as the Queen of Shebs after attending one of King Solomon's matinées, “ the half has not been told’ It the tourist’s time is up and he finds that he must return to Chicnzo, he can drive. across the country from Kilbourn City to Dey Lake, a distance of fourteen miles, and reach the Northwestern Railroad that will carry him directly home In a few hours. -By so doing he will be able to take in Devil’s Lake and the beautiful and. picturesque City of Madi both now much resorted to by peo- ple seeking health and pleasure, But if he has still plenty of time at his dis- posal he will continue his journey by the St. Paul Railroad until he“ feels the tonic of the northwest wind,” and has observed | the wonders of the Upper Mississippi, and] the attractions that lie In the land of the Dakotas, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak treea, Latyeh and leap into the valley. Nothing can be more enjoyable than a month in Minnesota, where life has a little more of a frontier flavor than in Wisconsin, and where Nature has been as prodigal witi her choicest flowers,—which a separate chap- ter will be required to describe fitly, DANIEL WEBSTER, Bow He Went Back on HMhnacit— Threw Mis Peatlx Before the Swine of Slavery—Khe Specch Which Web- ster Did Not Neliver. Oliver Johnson 41 the Independent, In the spring of 1851, the late Ton. Joshua R. Giddings had a public reception in Sulem, O., where I was then engaged in editing the Anti-Slavery Bugle. During his stay in the place I had with him several private inter- views, in which he told me the whole story of the great conflict of.1850 in Congress. He said that while the “Ommibus bill,” so called, embodying the compromises introduced by Mr. Clay, was pending in the Senate, there was very inteuse anxiety among anti-slavery men as to.. the course which Mr. Webster might take. It was generaliy believed and admit- ted that the success or failure of the con- - templated measures depended upon his ac- tion in the premises. There were strong hopes that he would take his stand upon the side of freedom, but equally strong fears that he would go the other way; and the. anti- slavery men were impelled to consider whether they could bring to bear upon-him any influence to control his decision. “In this state of affairs,” said Myr. Giddings, I was greatly delighted on receiving from Mr. George Ashmun, of Springfield, Mass., an extensive and carefully prepared brief, in Mr. Webster’s own handwriting, of a speech whieh he (Mr. W.) proposed to make upon the pending compromises, Mr. Ashmun put it into my hands under an injunction of secrecy, asking me to examine it care- fully, and to give Mr. Webster the bene- fit of my opinion as to the character of the speech, and Hy to tell him whether, if — the eton should — be skel filed out according to the principles aid down therein, and the speech delivered in the Senate, it would satisiy the Anti-Slavery 1 sentiment of the North, You can ima nued Mr. Giddings, * how erly ed that brief from the beginning to the end, and how delighted Twas to find that it was all L could ask or desire. Ireturned it, with a note expressing Uy great satisfaction, and suzgesting to Mr. Webster how he might strengthen his argument by some historic references which did not appear to have uc- eutred to him. After this, when [inet my Anti-Slavery associatesy'and heard them ex- ir anxiety as'to the course Mr, Web- would take, I could only say: ‘Never fear. 1 believe he will speak on. the side of freedom.’ OF course, I could give no hint of the seerét that had been confided to me; but was iioxpressibly | tppy in the assurance that hencefortl Mr. Webster's influence would be cast in opposition to the schemes of the slave power. Time went on and theair was still filled with contradictory rumors concerning Mr. Webster's purposes. Lfelt that [knew what he would do; and therefore, my mind was undisturbed. I could not believe that. at the last moment he would espouse the wrong side, and turn_his back, not only upon himself, but upon New England and her glorious traditions. But, in spite of my confidence, evil rumors were fly- ing all about. 1 was told. that leading men on the pro-slavery side were laboring with hint night and day, and trying to persuade him to yield to their wishes. It was_ not however, until a day or two. before the 7th o: March that I felt any anxiety on the sub- ject; but then the story of his defection Teached me from so many quarters that I be- gan to fear the worst. At length the dread- ful day arrived, and the great -statesman of New England bowed his neck to receive the yoke which the slaveholders and their min- ions had prepared for it.” Mr. Giddings went on to tell me by what arguments Mr. Webster, as it was. under- stood, had been persuaded to take the awful plunge. The story was, in substance, this: n the onset upon him Whigs and Demoer: joined forees. Senator Foote, of Atissteaippl, it id, Was prominent among those. who spoke for the Democrats. ‘They tempted him by appeals to his ambition to become Presi- dent. “See?? they said. “You have no chance on the anti-slavery side. President ‘Taylor is in the hands of Seward, and will have the Whig nomination in 1852, But, if you support the compromises, your influence will carry them through, and they will create a wave of popular sentiment that will float you into the White House over all opposi- tion.” Senator Foote, itis reported, had as- sured him that every Democratic candidate would stand out of the way for him, “You are an old man!? they said. “You haye been seeking the Presidency a long time. If you do not reach the object of your ambition now, you never will.” Of course, I do not repeat this as anthentic history, but only as the substance of reports current at the time, inherently probable and widely believed. ‘They are certainly ptausi- ble, and perfectly consistent with the events that followed. Even Mr. Webster’s biogra- pliers concede that his heart was set upon eing President, and that he relied upon his popularity as the foremost champion of the compromise measures to secure his nomina- tion and election. ‘The bitterness of his dis- appointment when, in the Whig National Convention of 1852, not-a single one of the Southern delegates voted for him, while the nomination went, by a large majority, to Gen. Scott, is not a matter of conjecture. Peter Harvey, who went directly from the Convention, in Battimore, to Mr. Webster's house in Washington, tells us that the latter met him ‘wilh an expression of grief.” Rufus Choate went also to Mr. Webster's house on the same cecasion, and “ spoke of the interview,” says Mr. Harvey, “as one_of the most affecting he had ever had.’? He said that the appearance of the- family and everything about the houseseemed to remind -him of scenes that he hac witnessed in fam- ilies which had lost :a beloved member. “And that sad meal.” added he, ‘which we partook of with Mr, and Mos, Webster that ight, reminded me strongly of the first meal after the return from the grave, when the full force of the bereavement seems to be re- alized. _ It was too deep ar emotion for utter- ance.” Even Mr, Clay advised the Southern delegates to go for Fillmore. “And this,” said Mr, Webster, “* wounded ime very mucl And, of course, after his Whig friends east him down, the Democrats forgot all their promises to support him, and Mr. Webster was reduced to the pitiable position of a fol- lower of Franklin Pierce. It was a sad spectacle, indeed, which those who admired his giant intellect could only contemplate with grief and shame. ——— A Girl Kills a Bear. Scott Vulley (Cat) Nery, Miss Jennie Parker killed x black bear at her father’s ranch. on the east fork of Scott Htiver, Jast Friduy. The bear came to the house in a very familiar sort of n wry und seemed disposed to make a raid on the milk-house. The dogs were turned ‘loose and the bear took ton tree. Miss Jennie did not propose to be kept In sus- pense with the beast snarling from his perch. so she took down her father’s Winchester und luid hin cold the first shot. Any one acquainted with Miss Jennte would hardly suspect that a young jady of her diminutive physique und modest ds- nieanor could possess the’ courage and strength she displayed in this encounter. ——_— $e 3 genuine Shaker medicine—Corbett's Shak- ers’ Sarsaparilla, fur diseases of the blood, liver, and kidueve A COAL-MINER’S SPEECH. Why the Workingmen of Indiana Will Elect Albert G. Porter to the Governor’s Chair of Indiana, Jim Woods, of Warrick County, Tells Why He Has Left the Demoerats, and Calls upon laboring Hen to Vote the Be publican Ticket. _Indianapolts Journal, July 16, Campaign Hall was the scene of a very Successful demonstration last night, fully 1,500 people being in attendance upon the impromptu meeting, at which members of the Dish-American Republican Convention were announced to speak. The proceedings throughout were characterized by unbounded enthusiasin, every point made by the speak- ers being greeted with loud and spontaneous applause. ‘The speakers of the evening were Messrs. Ryan, of Evansville; Matt Gray, of Bainbridge; Morrison, of “Iinois; Woods, of Warrick County; and Masterson, of St. Louis, | ‘The feature of the evening was the Speech of Mr. Woods. He was introduced by the Chairman as JIM WOODS, THE IRISH HOOSIER, of Booneville, in| Warrick County, and his youieka stenographically reported, were as follow: T have been a life-long Democrat. I have Worked faithfully tor that party. But I just want to say right here to you Taboring men, for it’s you I want to talk to more especially, You inechanics, that have been working in the foundries here the last two or three days when the heat has been enough to kill you— we're no bankers or bondholders, you know —flaughter]—that the question you have to think about is whether the laboring men and. the Irishmen should vote for the Republican party or the Democratic party. [Cries of “That's it,” and cheers.]| And [have come to the conclusion, within the last two weeks, that we ought to vote the Republican ticket [loud cheers}, and Iam going to tell you why. Now, what I tell you is this: That it is for every honest man, no matter where he comes from, or who he is, to see that he does not go wrong on this matter, and that other people do not go wrong. ‘I feel that I have got a little honor and manhood left, although I know the Democratic papers will give me fits [laughter], for I am known everywhere down in my part of this State." Four years ago I was interested in the election of Tilden and Hendricks, ‘They told-us that their election meant econo- my and reform. [Laughter.] But oneeven- ing I began to look at it and think about it, it when T began to look at itl began to get weak-kneed [great laughter], and I havent got strong yet. [Renewed laughter and up- roarious cheers.) Can’t you keep these peo- | ple quiet, Mr. Chairman? [Laughter] If they don’t mind they'll get my Irish spunk up. [Renewed laughter.] “Now, about this economy the Democrats are speaking about so much all over the land. They tell you they have saved over $40,000,000. ‘hey say they are the party of economy and reform, and. that they havesaved any amount of money. I tell you what [ thought about it when I had read a little about itat home. I read what they were doing in Congress, and [ found that there were vessels of the navy that were built during the War, and that cost the country millions, that were allowed. to become useless just for want of a littie repairs; and yet there were hundreds of Ia- borers who were scareely able to get bread for their families, and inany a man was hard- ly able to k ep e in his wife and children, because they had to be discharged ‘from the ‘yard just because there was no money pay thei. Just because of this economy in another part of the. Government depart- ments the clerks, even a lot of poor. girls, had to be discharged; and so the laboring men had to be discharged and thrown out of employment so that the Democratic party might gobefore the country and show what they had done. This was what they called economy and reform. ‘here are two parties that are asking us for their votes, and the juestion Tasked myself was, Which party am. going to take stock in? Is my interest With the Northern or Southern people? Which of these two sections will help the laboring men? Lhave come to the conelu- slon that, if there isto be a solid South, I wil : ‘ VOTE WITH THE SOLID NoRTH. [Loud cheers.] You remember, if you read about the Cincinnati Convention, that several gentlemen got-up and promised the solid South. These Democrats claimed right along that they would have a solid South, and the Chairman ointed as Chairinen of all the important Committees some of the Southern men, ‘These are facts that cannot be denied. NowI have this question to ask you, and, whether you have been Republicans or Demperats, J want you to lay your preju- dices-asid I speak the truth, give me eredit for it; if L tell you a lie, Idon’t want you to believe anything just because I say it, ut read all about it for yourselves: Where are the emigrants that have come from the oppressed peoples of Europe? Where are they gone? To the South? or are they not in the North and Northwestern States? Ninety per cent of them are in the North. (Cheers.] And which was the party that got these homestead laws, under which they can come here and get along in life? They came from the Republican party. This is one reason why I am going to vote the Re- ubdlican ticket. [Loud cheers.] Now, have another. Two years ago I was a dele- gate to the Democratic Convention from my county, and the Committee on Resolutions reported a platform in which they said they were in favor of the repeal of the Resump- tion act. That was another tning I began to get shaky about. uighter.] knew just as well as possible that Sherman was going to come outall right.’ [Cheers.] The Dem- ocrats said then that when the Resumption act went into force they were going to take out every bit of gold there was in the Treas- ury. But-they never did ‘Laughter and cheers.) _ Now, just look a little at these things. I can’t give you any fine polished talk. Ileave that to other people. Idon’t know much about grammar, but I can read’ about these things, and [ thank goodness for what I do know. I say is: Study well, and be careful before wor eust your ballot. [Cheers.} Be sure that you know : are right. ‘They tell you to join the South. Tye been a lit- tle down South. have traveled a good deal. They tell you there are plenty of places down there, but I know that in the South a poor man, no mat- ter how hard he may try, stands a poor chance of getting along. ‘The Northern men are the friends of the laboring man, (Cheers.] Thave been nicing. over this for a cons! erable length of time, and I think Tam right. [cheers] And when .I know I ain risht-I don’t allow any man to change me from my course. Now, you.don’t want to vote forany of these men that have no respect for you except at elections. [Cheers.] heard aman say once, ‘ They never came to see me except at an election, and then they fetched ine ina age, and I was a gentle- man.” [Laughter.] [only just want to y 2 few more words to you now, but you, will hear from ine again before this cainpaign is - over, What I tell you now is this: Letevery man consider himself a committee of one to work for the success of our ticket. (Cheers and cries of “That's the way we'll do it?] Don’t go and talk about it, but do it. My fellow-countrymen, this Ttepub-, lican’ platform is large enough, and wide enough, and grand enough for every Trish- man, and every laboring man, to stand upon. {Loud cheers.] ‘This one thing we ave going to flo,—you mark it: We are going to give the votes of the laboring men to their friend at Andianapolis,—-[eheers},—-3 man that has stood by them [renewed cheers], and has been their friend whenever they got into a diniculty and needed help to secure them their rights. [Loud cheers.] He has helped them many times, and the workingmen of this State are gving to stay by him, and give hinva grand vote on the second Tuesday in October. (Cheers. That man is Mr. Por- ter (turning to where that gentleman was seated upon the stage and taking him by the hand, ainidst renewed and demon- strative s). I hope he will succeed, and L will do all I can to get him eleeted. {Cries of “Bravo,” “Good,” and shouts of applause.) Gov, Porter,—I feel lixe calling him Governor because I believe he will be—don’t feel any difficulty about taking a man_by the hand even if he is a_la- voringman. He has stood by us in the time of difficulty. We will stand by him until the hour of triunph. [Loud and continued ap- plause.] He is not a man who is capable of cheating or of seeing others cheat_any man out of his rights or his property. Tie helped us. Now we are going. to pay him back. [Cries of “So we will!”] We are going to stand by him. We are going to- see him through this canvass, and [ask my fellow- workingmen tocome right up and defeat any one that proposes to abuse him. He is no banker or _usurer,—[cheers, and cries of “ That's one for Bill English f’]—but he’s a Man that every. one can support. Now I think it is about time for me to stop. [Cries of “Go on!’} There are some others to speak, and it would not be right, or fair, or honorable to take up too much of your time. You will hear from me again. Iam going to take an active part in this canvass, for. I feel the importance of coming out and staying out on the right side, 1t’s no use tor me to trv‘to tell you what the Republican party has done for the land. It would take ‘too much time. I ask you to give up your prejudices. I know I am right, e assured that you are right. I have found out for myself which side it is best for a laboring man to east his {ote and Tam go- ing May be very careful to do it. [Loud cheers. At the close of the meeting three cheers were given for Garfield, Arthur, Porter, and. the entire Republican ticket. OUR SOCIETY. CHICAGO. SOCIAL AND MATRIMONIAL NOTES. The marriage of Miss Ada Woodward, daughter of the Rev. George W. Woodward, to Mr. Albert Glasbell will be celebrated Tuesday evening, July 27, at half-past 7 o’clock, at Unity Church. A reception will follow from 9 until 11 o’elock at No. 140 War- ren avenue. : Mrs. M. A, Town and Mr. Edwin E. Brown were married July 6 at the residence of the bride by the Rev. H. 'T. Miller. PERSONAL. Ald.- Edward Larkin, of Wheeling, W. Va., a member of the Democratic State Cen- tral Committee of West Virginia, who has been visiting his cousin, W. H. Downs, of |* 244 North La Saile street, for the past four weeks, returned to his home Thursday evening. J. E. Martine and family left the city Wednesday evening, intending to make an extended visit East. They will make their first stop at Sqratoga, and will go from there to other points of interest. The friends of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Day will be pleased to learn that they are en- joying the cool breezes of Duluth, for which. place they sailed after their marriage, at- pended hy the good wishes of their many jends. Mr. ‘W. B. Cornell and family lett last Tuesday on the steamer Peerless for a tour of the lakes, and thence to Minneapolis and neighboring summer-resorts, They will re- turn the last of August. Mr and Mrs. S. J. Surdam left for the East Jast Tuesday for their annual summer trip, visiting Lake George, Saratoga, and other points, ‘They wil be absent several weeks. ‘The Misses Annie and Mollie Ogilby, of Carlisle, Pa., appreciating the advantages of Chicago as a summer-resort,'are visiting their relative, Mrs. William M. Gregg, of No. 37 Dearborn avenue. Mrs. S. K. Dow and her daughters, the Misses Fannie, Maud, and Hattie, are at Fox Lake. atiey are pecompanted by Miss Gertie Durfee and Mrs. Orrin L. Evans. Miss May Otis, daughter of F. R. Otis, left the 10th for Europe on the steamer White tare ne expects to remain there a year at school. : Miss Cyrena Carmean, of Lawrence, Kas. is spending a few weeks with the family of Dee uarles Gilbert Davis, of No. 705 Adams street. Miss Eva C. Durben and Miss Jessie T. Wailace leave for the Dells of Wisconsin AVednesday, intending to be absent several weeks. 2% ‘The Misses Mamie and Katie Ashworth started Monday for an extended trip to Den- ver and the Rocky Mountains. Mrs. Ira Tomblin and Mrs. J. L. Clark left Wednesiay for the seaside, to be absent the Test of the summer, John F. Revell, William Kane, and Alex- ander H. Revell will leave ‘Tuesday morning for Devil's Lake and the Dells. : Miss Maria Hahn, of No. 3207 Michigan auenue, is visiting her sister, Mrs. George C. Watrous, of lonia, Mich. Miss Minnie E. Hawley, of 334 Warren avenue, has returned from her visit to Miss- Alna Lacey, of Lincoln. Miss Jennie Piper, of Philadelphia, spending a couple of .weeks with Sire" |. Sheppard on Forest avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Brewer returned last week after an absence of four weeks in the ast. Aliss Laura Hall and Miss Jennie Spratt are spending their yacation in Greeley, Colo. Miss Fannie M. Anderson left last Tues- day for a two weeks’ visit in Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moorhouse, of Michi- gan avenue, have returned from the East. A. H. Molden and family left Tuesday for Hamilton’s Island, St. Lawrence River. Mr, and Mrs. }* R, Baker are rusticating at the Thousand Islands. Frank H. Pierce and Charles E. Dewey are spending three weeks’ vacation at Oniena, Grand Traverse Bay, Mich. Mrs. S. M. Dunning, of Englewood, gave a Tunch party toa number of friends Friday afternoon. Mr. George Bancroft, of Englewood, has qetarned from a business trip to Boston, ‘ass. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Davis, née Barrow, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles ‘T. North are spending afew days at Bon Ami Camp, Lake Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Elmer left Friday for the seashore. Afr. and Mrs. G, M. Vanzwoll are among the passenxers on board the steamer Nyack, bound for Nisgara Falls, via the lakes. Miss Carmine, of Lawrence, Kus, is spend- ing a few weeks with the family of Dr. Charles G. Davis, No. 715 West Adainsstreet. Mrs. Elvira M. Coleman, who sailed from New York for Liverpool on July 13, en route for Paris and the South of : France, will re- main in Europe until fallin the hope of re- cuperating her health, which has long been impaired. Miss Lilie L. Vosburgh, of South Ada street, and Miss Lore M. Belden, of West adams street, leave the cit; s week for an extended tour. They will visit all the prom- inent watering-places. *. Mrs. John R. Hoxie has gone to Geneva Lake, and Mr, Hoxie las gone to ‘Texas on business. - Mrs. Charles Liebenstein and children and Mrs. A. L. Simon and children are spending the summer at Fullersberg, on the farm of Mr, Ed. Fuller, A fi Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leibenstein leave to- morrow for Lake Minnetonka, Minnesuta. HESPERIA PICNIC. The fourth annual. picnic excursion to Geneva Lake under the auspices of Hesperia Lodge, A, F.tar.d A, M., took place last Fri- day, and in point of attendance and enjoy- ment was the most successful yet giv The day was such an one as might have been’ made to order “by particular request’?; the special train fast and comfortable; the company agreeable; the lake and the picnie-grounds more delightful than can_well be imagined by any one who has not visited this rarely-beautiful, place in splendid’ summer weather. Following out a plan peculiarly gtheir own, the accomplished and liberal managers of these Hesperia excursions have succeed- ed in making their annual midsummer festivities infinitly more charming and agree- able than can be conveyed to the perceptions of those who have never attended them. They limit the zuests to invitations strictiy, and thereby secure only such us they want, and with the aid of: the natural attrac- tions of Geneva Lake and the facilities for recreation and enjoyment ie, tortie they attain the highest point o' success in their excursions. What with mu- sic, dancing, boating, buthing, fishing, and the exauisit scenery to be viewed on the steamboat ride through the entire length of the lake, there was not one among the 300 or more ladies and gentlemen in the party of last Friday who could pick a flaw in the pleasures of the day. SOCIETY GOSSIP. Black Spanish lace mantillas, trimmed with ribbon loops and narrow lace, areamong the novelties. g The new purples are followed by new blues, which are even nearer: to plum-color than navy-blue is. Not lung ago, in a French theatre, a bari- tone made a frightful croak. Hisses and laughter in the audience. Then the artist came gravely forward and saluted the audi- ence: “Messieurs, I discover that I have issued afalse note. 1 withdraw it from cir- culation 1” S We note the introduction of the New York system of selling jewelry of all deseriptions at one price, and that marked in plain figures on every article, by the leading jewelry firm of the West, N. Matson fe Co. wack on ae es of sheer nainsook aorta Syeiee re the! favorite toilets thissum- mer at the Wwateruig Dingo. —déisaga Pans Shi hant has ordere a Peddie ebe for his davehbter, to be made of white velvet, and to be trimmed with rez pearls, Two things in this oonnceHn eas evident: first, that weddi do ‘not often in that family; second; ba that there is nothing mean about that papat’ ‘The rough straw hats which are among th . fatest importations have found ready avor among fashionable women. ‘The favorite trimming is the soft white india mull com-. bined with Breton or Languedoc lace, fast- sued en a bunch of delicate flowers, adies are charmed with the beautiful hats and bonnets trimmed so artistically and with stich exquisite taste in white mull and light fabrics at Hagedon’s, 42 and 44 Madison. Why is flattery like Cologne water? Be- ew ivis merely to be sniffed at, not swal- lowed. . No wonder that the sqitirrel is accused chattering; he certainly a great dof bearer, mats we sould see others re We see ourselves ere would be more good-looking i |, the world. 8 ins Deonle: im Fetherly left Friday for New York. He will sail for Europe Wednesday in steamer Scytlria, to be absent about four months. “« How sad?” exclaimed one blade of a pair of scissors to the other; “how sad! We only meet to sever?” A musician wants to know how to strike a bee flat, and at the same time avoid being stung by its demi-semiquaver. A few genuine Fisher refrigerators at re- duced prices to close the season; also the Kedzie filter. Hatch & Breeze, 50 State. Sometimes women who do fancy work don’t faney work. % What is taken from you before you get it? Your portrait. % nee An auctioneer should not be blamed for having the blues occasionally. as he is natur- ally a man of mor(e)bid tastes.” A deur little thing—The diamond. Perfect Diamonds of the finest quality for ings, Ear-Drops, and Studs at siunmer prices. Trask, Rowe & Co., 105 State street. A new material for canopy beds and all Sorts of coverings is called ‘French crape cloth.” It resembles cretonne, but fs all silk, and is very handsome and durable. The elegant furniture store of Wirts & Scholle, 222 Wabash avenue, will close here- after on Saturdays at 4 p. in. _Not What She Expected.—A_ bright little girl, who had successfully spelled the word. “that.” was asked by her governess what would remain after the “t” had beén taken away. “The dirty cups and saucers,” was the prompt reply. .. 4 happy solution of the vacation problem is afforded by the special Summer Courses at H. B. Bryant's Chicago Business College. All there.—‘ Are you there, my love?” he whispered through a hole in the fence of his beloved’s garden. “ Yes, darling,?” was the reply; “jump over.” Hedid so, and alighted in the presence of an enraged mother, a broomstick, and a guardian of the night. The “ Bernhardt ” waves remain in crimp during hot weather. Made by Burnham, Central Ausic-Hall, 71 State strevt. In reading descriptions of all sorts of new inventions, publications, and medicines, a pone married man is startled with the num- AD things that no family should be with- out. Etiquette.—A young lady attending balls and parties should # female chaperon until she is able to call some other chap her own, Before. laying in your winter coal decide on a Western Empire Furnace, made by Hatch & Breeze, 50 State street. an awkward fellow planted his foot square upon a lady’s train the other day. “Oh, you great train-wrecker!’ said the lady, angrily. “Beg your pardon, street-sweeper! was the arch reply. Cruel.—A little boy who was nearly starved by a stingy uncle (his guardian) with whom he lived, meeting a lank grey- hound one day in street, was asked by his guardian what made the dog so thin, After refiecting, the little fellow replied, “I suppose he I with his uncle.” J. K. Stevens, photographer, 76 West Madison street, eorr Rebey, is still mak- w finest cabinet pictures per dozen. Mirabeau w is extreme nelin He was so ugly that the sused to sto ry Pp hin in the street and ask himi€ hls face “Other Fools” and “The Story of an Honest Man’ are amonz the. new books added to the West Side Library. When should an orator expect fair sail- ing? When he has before him a sea of up- turned faces. Chicago stereoscopic views as seen from top of Water-Works. Lovejoy, 88 State. ~ A. Chinaman who was looking at an En- flishman eating tripe said: “And yet he ates dear little mice!” Shurley, 103 Randolph street (late 55 Clark), is the leading watch-repairer in Chicago. A new novel is “Without a Home.” It will probably receive shelter in a public library. If brevity be the sole of wit, what is the he Why, silence, to be shoe’r! Ladies, do your feet trouble you? If so, call at 191 Wabash. Dr. Kahler, chiropodist. ——<——_—_ MOR. ‘The conductor who divided his collections with the company claimed that it was a fare arrangement. We once knew a newspaper man who owned a horse—. —New Huven Register. Shoe nail 2—Oil City Derrick. Artful Snip—“Dear me! Very sing’tar, sir! Exactly the measurement of the ‘ Apol- ler Belvidere,’ sic’? Customer orders a second suit——Punch. ‘ ‘The down-trodden exile never thoroughly realizes the fact that he has set foot upon a land of civilization until he pays 10 cents for a glass of water with a pinch of salt it. School-teacher to little boy whose father is a grocer—* Now, Johnny, if your father has a barrel of whisky,containing forty gallons, and one-fourth of it leaks out, how many gal- Jons does he lose» y—* He don’t lose none. He fills it up again right off.” Technologist—Some friends and yourself wish to know the quickest way of becomin practical miners. Well, take your. friend’s money and your own and invest it in mine ing stocl in a few weeks you may find yourselves ninus.—Boston Commercial Bul- letin. An honest peasant presents himself at an employment agency. in search of | work. “ Any children 2” says the employé. “Two, mopsieur.” “Minors?” “Not yet, moh- sieur; they are not old enough; but they drive the coal-wagons down in the levels.”— French Paper. : Parties are earnestly requested not to send ostal-cards with money-orders inclosed, as large sums are frequently lost in that way. When eges are sent through the - mails, and chickens are hatched out on the journey, the chickens become the property of the Govern- mient.—Recent Post-Ollice Rules. * A traveler was badly hurt in a railroad accident,—two ribs broken and other injurles. He went to the otlice of the Compan complain. “What!” cried the oftice cl “you want to make a row about so small a matter? Not a month ago twelve of our passengers were killed and we didn’t even néir a word of complaint from any of them 1”? : When Macaulay was an undergraduate he attended an election meeting: in Cambridge, and was rewarded by a dead. cat being thrown in_ his The man who hurled the offensive article apolugized .by saying that he had no wish to hit Mr. Maxaulay, ug he intended it for Mr. Adeane. “I wish,’ said Macaulay, “you had intended it for me and hit Mr. Adeane.” The Cincinnati Times-Star presents the song of the potato-bug: , ‘A fender young potato-bug + Sat swingingona vine. - And sighed unto a maiden bug, “I pray you will be mine.” to eek ‘Then softly spake the maiden bug, *Ttove you fond and true, * But O! my cruel-hearted par Won't let me marry you.’ “With scorn upon his buggy brow, With glances cold and keen, That haushty lover answered her, “Lthink your par-is gree HAHE GOODS. Natural Curly HAT. All-rare C [ R RES Wenever fail of matching. is unsurpassed, E. BURNHAM 71 State-st. (Central Susie-Ualhh The BERNHARDT WAVE HAIR